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The brand new all-electric Renault Trafic E-Tech van will go into manufacturing late subsequent yr alongside the prevailing diesel-powered Trafic.
It rides on a brand new skateboard platform with a totally distinct monobox physique that includes a brief entrance overhang and clear, boxy strains.
Inside, the dashboard has a ten.0-inch instrumentation show, and a big 12.0-inch touchscreen angled in direction of the driving force. The cabin accommodates as much as three seats, which could be upholstered in a mixture of gray and blue jeans-style cloth with yellow stitching.
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There’s a plethora of open storage areas, together with a doc holder underneath the infotainment display screen, two ranges of door bins, a deep shelf on the passenger’s facet, and a sequence of divided trays between the dashboard and windscreen.
With one central laptop controlling the entire automobile’s capabilities, the Trafic E-Tech is Renault’s first car to be classed as a software-defined car.
Over-the-air software program updates can be utilized to offer new options, whereas wi-fi connectivity permits for distant diagnostics, retaining tabs on part put on, location monitoring and predictive upkeep. In vans outfitted with the openR infotainment system, drivers can log in by way of a QR code as an alternative of third-party tools.
The Trafic E-Tech van might be out there in two sizes, with the smaller L1 measuring 4.87m lengthy and providing 5100L of space for storing. The bigger L2 is 5.27m lengthy, has a 400mm longer wheelbase, and a 5800L cargo space.
Each variations of the van are 1.92m large, and 1.9m tall. There are barn darns on the again, sliding doorways on the facet, and the cargo bay can accommodate Euro pallets.
At launch the Trafic E-Tech might be powered solely by a rear-mounted electrical motor making 150kW and 345Nm, and driving the rear wheels. It’s hooked as much as a NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) battery, with an anticipated vary ranking of round 450km underneath the WLTP testing cycle.
In a while a metropolis variant might be provided with a smaller capability battery utilizing a LFP (lithium iron phosphate) chemistry containing no uncommon earth metals, and mentioned to have a variety simply shy of 350km.
Each battery configurations finest different electrical vans, such because the LDV eDeliver 9 (280km), Ford e-Transit (308km), and Ford e-Transit Customized (307km).
The Trafic E-Tech has an 800V electrical structure, which Renault claims permits a DC quick charger to deliver the battery from 15 to 80 per cent in about 20 minutes.
Manufacturing of the Trafic E-Tech will start in late 2026 at Renault’s plant in Sandouville, simply exterior Le Havre on the English Channel. The manufacturing unit at the moment makes the combustion-powered Trafic, which is able to proceed alongside its electrical cousin.
The Trafic E-Tech will ultimately be out there in cab chassis, platform cab, tipper, flatbed, and cargo field configurations. It can be customised and transformed by Renault’s Qstomize division.
With the van’s manufacturing not on account of begin for one more yr, pricing and specs have but to introduced. Australian availability has but to be confirmed.
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